They are going to kill us all! :)
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Interestingly Tyndall AFB used obsolete retired aircraft (such as F-4s) to do just that. They convert them into radio controled drones (and redesignate it the QF-4) that are remotely flown over the range so student pilots in more modern fighters can shoot them down as practice or for air-to-air weapons evaluation. www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=13226
Have you seen the Boeing 747 Crash test vid? The did just that with a 747, it's like the ultimate RC aircraft experience.
The one where they were testing the flameability of various fuels and what sort of crash leads to fires? Yep. Good video too.
Yep that's the one, another good one is they flew a Jet into the containment wall of a nuclear reactor fully loaded (can't recall the type of jet though, but could be a F-4) as part of a safty test the wall just had scorch marks on it and very little was left of the jet, I think my dad has the vid on a training DVD some place I'll see if I can find it tomorrow.
Shambling Shaman
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Yea that is VERY cool, my one just does plastic though and not in great detail, I am considering getting another much much better one.
There's also these being developed for the US military http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_ls3.html
These scare me
These scare me
There's also these being developed for the US military http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_ls3.html
These scare me
Someone should show them a donkey. Can only carry a quarter of the weight but the range is miles bigger and they cost way less to manufacture.
that's cool, imagine a big one following you through the woods with all your gear on, or construction materials etc
Shambling Shaman
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I actually have a Parrot AR drone 2.0
Less than £300 quid, live HD video feed to my iPhone screen, controlled by iPhone, records HD video to iPhone, takes still photos, 150ft range but can be modded easily to fly up to 1000 metres away and record video to a usb stick. Stock battery will give 10-12 mins of flight time but there are aftermarket ones which can give up to 30 minutes.
It's already here folks.......
Less than £300 quid, live HD video feed to my iPhone screen, controlled by iPhone, records HD video to iPhone, takes still photos, 150ft range but can be modded easily to fly up to 1000 metres away and record video to a usb stick. Stock battery will give 10-12 mins of flight time but there are aftermarket ones which can give up to 30 minutes.
It's already here folks.......
The original requirement when developing the Jeep was that it be able to carry two men and their equipment AND go ANYWHERE a horse could go. The developers did the even better; it carrie FOUR men and their equipment and went anywhere a horse could go.
I still think a Donkey is better than this... I'm reminded of the russian T34 tanks, v the german King tigers. The T34 was cheap, easy to make, easy to run and easy to repair. The tiger was vastly superior in terms of capabilities but lost out on economics.
Donkey V Robot.
All true. But remember the link is to a prototype. Give it time for development. It'll get better. And cheaper.
They need to give it a menacing gait - looks like it's doing dressage at the moment.
"Bad news, men. The enemy have deployed their ultimate weapon"
"Not the quadricopter, sir!"
"No, it's worse than than that. They've sent out a donkey with a machine gun"
"RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!!"
"Not the quadricopter, sir!"
"No, it's worse than than that. They've sent out a donkey with a machine gun"
"RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!!"
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